Rock and Ice

It’s raining diamonds up there, a many faceted delight I imagine The drops sparkle brilliant and tickle as they fall and bounce away Tick tick tick they sound as their fall ends Tick tick tick as they strike and they lay Where now silent they reflect the filtered light from the moons by Saturn And become the treasure beneath the planet’s rings that orbit always Bling bling bling from the center Bling bling bling they shine out through the haze Iconic and beautiful like all the billions of starry horizons Speeding apart exponentially — fleeing one another in a counterbalanced ballet. Far far far into the distance Far far far beyond today Raining dalliant upon the drama of a human focus cast toward another world While the warm and salty water that floats my life slows and cools High above this world’s constant bother High above the pain endemic upon local fools Ancient landscapes with their swirling storm fronts tracked by brilliant inventions Fulfilling disciplined students of atoms who gaze longingly into the synchronized eternal afar Wishing for fulfillment Wishing upon each star While I bleed down here as my old bones shrink and my weary eyes dim. Looking out there instead of healing here — instead of supporting provincial life, focused above Not the best use of your effort Not the best way to show your love When I look up to where I am told the diamonds are falling, I cannot see the rocks nor the ice. The face that looks back at me from the cold and the darking void expects compassion here Life surrounds and we must shelter Life surrounds — love those who are near. Enceladus